Raven's Gate (Book One of the Gatekeepers Series) by Anthony Horowitz

Hey everybody! It's been awhile. I actually haven't read anything until today. What?! But, thanks to Auralea (the best sister in the world) I was able to buy new books. Woohoo! I just finished (or am 30 pages away from) finishing a new book. And guess what? The series is finished; you can read it the whole way through. Just for you Shannon :)

Raven's Gate started out decent enough but I felt Horowitz was just stealing ideas from Harry Potter. The main character, Matt, loses his parents in a car crash (OK Harry's didn't really die in a car crash but that's what he always believed) and he then has to move in with his aunt who hates having him around. He also seems to have magic powers. Oh boy, I thought, this is going to be awful. But guess what? It's really good. That's about as far as the similarities between RG and HP go. For example: Horowitz presents a much darker story than Harry Potter. 

The first four books of this series are all rather short; Raven's Gate for example is only 154 pages. The last book, the fifth book, is much longer. I think you will really enjoy this series!